NOV 29, 23 .. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

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A few weeks ago, out of the blue, our friend Kit in South Dakota texted us the following photos.

BIG ROAD BUMP. After I decided to write and publish this Post, I could not, for the life of me, find the below photos Kit initially sent me.

Today I contacted Kit and she "immediately" sent me another set of photos.

The instant I received these photos from Kit, I knew exactly what they were all about.

We are looking at Devils Tower in the State of Wyoming!

The final scenes of the movie Close Encounters of The Third Kind, took place at Devils Tower.

After I received her photos, I immediately asked.. "Kit, did you see the movie Close Encounter Of The Third Kind".

"Yes indeed." Kit replied.

How about the below photo.

I asked Patti if she had ever seen the movie "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"?

Patti said "No." 

I then explained to Patti what Close Encounters was about.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was an American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. Richard Dreyfuss was the star of the movie. It is the story of Roy Nearly, a blue collar worker in Muncie, Indiana. His life, and the lives of many others, changed dramatically after an encounter with a UFO.

It was released forty five (45) years ago in 1977. 

Patti said that she didn't like science fiction movies and I said that I thought she would find Close Encounters very interesting.

Enter into this scheme Michael, our great friend here in Lake Havasu City. Michael is a "Very High Tech" gentleman.

Thinking that this would be a very simple task, I asked Michael IF he would bring up Close Encounters on his gigantic television so Patti could see it.

I mistakenly thought he could merely go to Netflix (an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service) and presto bring up Close Encounters. 

The problem was that it was released forty five (45) years ago in 1977. 

Netflix did not have Close Encounters in its massive library (238.39 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries). 

Finally, after a lot of effort, Michael located a personal friend here in Lake Havasu City who actually had a DVD of Close Encounters.

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As we three watched Close Encounters, I must have snapped 75 photos. Only a very few were of any use.

Below are but sixteen (16) of the 75 photos that I snapped that were worthwhile showing here.

So far So good with the photos.

Then I could NOT get a good photo of the very understated title.

Michael even stopped the movie for me and no way could I do better than the above (poor) photo.

Roy Nearly was possessed with constructing a vision that the Aliens had put into his head. He himself did not know, nor understand, what was driving him. As we all came to find out, the Aliens came down at Devil's Tower and Roy had unwittingly (without being aware; unintentionally) constructed a model of Devil's Tower, Wyoming, a long way from Muncie, Indiana!

Roy was exasperated (irritated and frustrated) not knowing what he was doing and why he was doing it!

Not bad Roy! Not bad at all! But he still didn't understand what was happening!

In the below photo, the Mother Ship, is hoovering above its landing place.

Below is a photo of  Melinda, a lady who followed Roy on his mission because she too, was obsessed with the same vision that Roy had.

In the last three photos below, The Mother Ship is about to set down.

Yes! In the movie they showed shadowy photos of the Aliens and many others that were not worth posting here.

A photo of the model used in filming the movie.

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Patti really enjoyed, and was greatly impressed, with Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

Michael and I also enjoyed seeing it again.

MAY 13, 17 .. ROSWELL NEW MEXICO .. JULY 1947

"Patti, My Dear One, now that we have finished our visit here at White Sands National Park, what do you think of us driving over to Roswell?"

"Oh Cap! I would love to go to Roswell. I have always wanted to go there!"

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is, contempt prior to examination. Herbert Spencer.

Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, prominent classical liberal political theorist, and sociological theorist of the Victorian era. He developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. He is most famous for coining the phrase "survival of the fittest".

Right-up-front, I am NOT  going to brief you, nor familiarize you, with the events in the Roswell, New Mexico, area that occurred in early July of 1947.

IF you don't know about this ( Because you have been living under a rock someplace and have NO clue .. ) then go to Google and type in the below:

1. Roswell, NM July 1947.

2. Roswell UFO Incident.

Patti and I recently met an extremely 'learned' man who lives in the greater Santa Fe, NM area. He holds a PhD in Physics and spent a large part of his career at The Lab at Los Alamos, New Mexico.**

** Google: The Lab at Los Alamos.

Personally I greatly admire physicists. So it was a bit-of-a-kick to visit with him up-close-and-personal across his kitchen table.

As Patti and I visited with him, 

I asked him, 

"Have you ever visited Roswell, have you visited the UFO Center in Roswell?"

"IT was just a weather balloon!" he proclaimed.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is, contempt prior to examination. Herbert Spencer.

"No!" He again exclaimed as I pressed him just a tad. "IT was just a weather balloon!"

One potato, Two potato, Three potato, Four .. I dropped all mention of Roswell like a Hot Potato.

This 81-year-old, elderly, learned scientist, has never been to Roswell to study the evidence and yet he is sure it was a weather balloon!

Even I know where and when to drop IT.

"Here we are, My Dear One, Roswell."

THE INTERNATIONAL UFO MUSEUM RESEARCH CENTER, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

This side-view of the building shows you that it is very large.

The time has come to go inside. Large and spacious entry.

I .. was .. shocked .. at .. the .. low .. admission .. price!!

Admission was ONLY Three U.S. Dollars apiece ($3).

We could go in, we could go out, all day long. Few if any restrictions. 

These nifty admission stickers identified us.

Patti and I went directly into the movie theater to catch the afternoon movie.

The absolutely fascinating movie is a DO-NOT-MISS experience.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is, contempt prior to examination. Herbert Spencer.

The RAAF above was the Roswell Army Air Field.

Come to Roswell. 

See the movie. 

Explore the Museum. 

THEN YOU DECIDE :

Did something happen here, on a farm near Corona, New Mexico, 70-miles Northwest of Roswell, in early July of 1947?

But until you come here, until you examine the evidence, DO NOT assume you know what happened. Because, based upon our visit, it looks like what happened was NOT what was reported to the U.S. and World public.

Come here. Study and investigate the evidence. THEN, and only THEN, tell me it was a weather balloon!

Little did we know, little did we suspect, that four (4) Alien creatures were found. One Alien, helplessly on the ground, was alive and moving its head.

An autopsy was performed on one.

OK, time to show you some of the Museum.

The main part of the Museum is laid out such that you can walk in a very long, elliptical loop around the displays and be sure you have seen them all.

I know, I understand, YOU want to see the Aliens.

Can any one of you grasp the amount of information I am going to show you that is collected and stored in the Museum! 

Patti and I were not able to grasp the magnitude of stored information. How could you?

Wait! We have just begun to show you the Archived materials in storage.

Oh Yes! Yes Indeed! There are yet more archived materials in storage.

A weather balloon? Sure thing? And I am an astronaut! Sure it was a weather balloon! And I have wings and I can fly!

About this time, practically lost in the massive archives, I ran out of steam and stopped snapping photographs. 

A mock-up of the radio studio where the world heard about the events unfolding in early July of 1947 in the Roswell, New Mexico area.

In the above photo, to the right in the distance you can see the below bits of memorabilia.

Across the main lobby below is a very nice gift shop.

As our visit ended, we were stunned, we were speechless, at what Patti and I viewed.

As I sign off here for the two of us, we remain stunned and speechless.

"Aw-w-w-w C'mon Captain! You don't really believe this stuff do you?"

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. This principle is, contempt prior to examination. Herbert Spencer.

YOU come to Roswell, New Mexico. 

YOU see what we saw. 

THEN, AND ONLY THEN, CAN WE HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION.

WE could return to Roswell in a New-York-Minute! Believe It!

/sign us/ .. Patti and Cap